[Imc-web] Re: [UCIMC-Tech] Image as Spam Target, Numeric Captchas

[Mike Lehman]

A little more info:
Correction: The graph is one that compares township assistance funding, 
not traffic stops.

Here's the error message that you get when you aren't logged in and 
attempt to post:
"The reCAPTCHA PHP library <http://recaptcha.net/plugins/php/index.html> 
was not found. Please install it into /modules/recaptcha/recaptcha/."

Mike

Mike Lehman wrote:
> We've been getting spam ads that use an existing image on the website 
> as a target. The one I just dealt with is here:
> http://www.ucimc.org/node/4028/edit
>
> This is about half a dozen so far today. They've all used a graph 
> detailing racial disparities in traffic stops. Obviously, I don't want 
> to delete the image, but I wonder if we can lock that thread or 
> something?
>
> Another factor may be the current captcha scheme. I understand it's 
> probably only a temporary thing until we can get something else that 
> agrees with the current drupal build. However, this captcha scheme is 
> know to be inadequate, based on prior experience. Again, I'm not sure 
> if this is part of the problem with the image above. It can be dealt 
> with manually for now, but will need to be addressed when a fix is 
> available.
> Mike Lehman
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